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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: The Fruits of Long Endeavors; Atossa's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Minot's research pertained mostly to ________________ anemia.
(a) Iron deficiency.
(b) Sickle cell.
(c) Pernicious.
(d) Vitamin deficiency.

2. Doctors began to experiment with using __________ drug combinations to combat cancer cells.
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

3. The author discusses lab work, theories, experiments and the potential ____________ causes related to cancer.
(a) Minor.
(b) Environmental.
(c) Major.
(d) Genetic.

4. Every battle needs its iconic battleground, and one physical place epitomized the cancer wars of the late _________.
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1950s.

5. Mukherjee begins to discuss the age of cancer, referring to the ancient discoveries of ___________ in 2625 B.C.
(a) Imhotep.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Caesar Augustus.

Short Answer Questions

1. The cancers being matched to the drugs included breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and ________________.

2. In 1937 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the ________________ Act.

3. The real Jimmy is alive and well, living in __________ with three children.

4. The trend was targeted toward whom?

5. Did those two oncogenes perform as expected?

(see the answer key)

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